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Emma Howard Boyd, new chair at the Environment Agency, calls on businesses and partners to work with watchdog to drive green growth

As I begin my tenure as Chair of the Environment Agency it is now, more than ever, that we need a bold new vision for the environment. Over the last 40 years EU legislation has helped shape and promote...

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